The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-12-17
CUSHIONS AND PILLOWS.

Artistic Bits of Fancy Work Suitable for
Holiday Presents.
Heart-shaped pin. cushions are among
the pretty novelties. They are made
all sizes, from the flat little one which
may be carried in the vest pocket to the
life-sized one to place on the dressing
table. A suggestive model is Of dark
crimson satin, covered with little
square of fine lace-edged scrim, on
which is embroidered a spray of forget
me-nots in pale-blue silk tipped with
yellow. Another fancy is to make
twin-heart pin-cushion, two hearts tied
together at the points. They should
both be the same size and sewed to-
gether firmly, the sewing covered by a
large bow of ribbon.
Diamond-shaped twin cushions are
also artistic. Those made in pale-yel-
low satin and covered with dotted null
are especially so. The dots are worked
over with yellow silk and the edges
trimmed with narrow fiounce of
torchon lace; two yards of pale-yellow
ribbon are tied between the two cush-
ions. Well-made cushions about seven
inches square and covered with stron,
muslin may be purchashed as cheap
they could be made. A half yard Of
satin at thirty cents will cover them,
and quarter of yard of null, two
yards of lace and four penny skeins of
silk will make the covers, while a yard
and half or two yards of ribbon will
be needed for the bow.
The newest sofa cushions are made
bag-shaped out of the art silks which
are to be found in every shop. They
are not at all expensive, and when The
proper colors are chosen add much to
the nice effect of room. The soft
China silk in olive. with rings of dark
red and pale-yellow intertwined, will
go we'll with most furnishing; and for
a room with light furniture nothing
prettier than cream silk scattered
with moss rose buds or pale-yellow
with applc-Diosso;as can be found.
About yard and i.alf will be needed
to make a good-sized cushion. First
make the cushion out of a square piece
of muslin and fill it with soft, new
feathers, or better still, with down; do
not make it too stiff, but just full
enough to stand up. Then sew the silk
to make bag, hemming the opening
with fine wide hem; slip the featflered
bag into it, and with broad piece Of
ribbon tie it snugly at the opening.
Another way is to make the silk slir
| five inches larger ON all sides than tho
inside cushion and to tie each corner
snug with ribbon. This gives pretty
effect, but it is trifle more expensive
Such cushion should cost about %. %
The silk will be 70 cents yard, a half
[pound of feathers rs cents, and thu
ribbon about 40 cents-not too mucl
for SO pretty an article.
For person afflicted with chroni.
headache balsam pillow would prov,
blessing. One can be made at an ex
pense of 81. The bags of balsam o
the usual size, about four inches loni
and eight wide, will cost so cents, ant
half yard of thin silk will be needed
to cover it. Either plain or fancy sill
may be used to cover it, and if the lat
ter, pine green, sky blue or cloud pinl
are nice colors to use, aad some sue
gestive inscription such as ''Swee
sleep be thine" or THE murmurinI
pines and the hemlocks' should be EN-
broidered across one pide.-N \ voWf
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